I wrote before about the "First Five Percent.” That’s my approach to strategic change management that says the quality of the first five percent determines what happens in the rest of the process.
I was in Los Angeles last week, working with a large association, on a strategic plan for their organization. It was the beginning [...]
The current state of the economy makes it very difficult to inspire employees to perform at their peak levels. They worry about losing their jobs, and this fear diverts their attention from producing at the levels needed to succeed.
In order to promote productivity, you need to help your employees figure out what to focus on [...]
Change Management Training Video
A professional acquaintance shared the expression “CAVE Dwellers” with me. CAVE means “Colleagues Against Virtually Everything.” Of course, CAVE Dwellers do not include those who rationally and respectfully oppose a particular change.
Viewing Compliance as Opportunity
The smart response to government regulations is to go beyond the norms everyone else follows.
Of course, it’s helpful [...]
Senior level support of an initiative is always a key goal of any group manager or project director, in order to ensure success of a project.However, in over 10 years of work with change managers, convincing senior management to approve a proposal continues to be a main source of frustration among group managers.
To try to [...]
If you have experienced the following scenario, you are not alone.With only a few minutes to present to senior management, you must communicate a proposed project on behalf of your team.You labor until you perfect the delivery, only to see that the executives were unmoved by your proposal.What caused the unenthusiastic response?
In my work with change leaders over [...]
While businesses are struggling to survive in a turbulent economy, it is very easy to avoid communicating with employees. This avoidance can affect overall company performance for a number of reasons. If not addressed, employee anxiety reduces productivity and may ultimately impact the bottom line via stress-related illness, absenteeism, and decreased employee engagement and loyalty.
Here [...]
Motivation leadership change management
Are there actually any real tangible benefits of change management? Are there any strategies for managing change that can identify and deliver the benefits of change management?
In considering any step change initiative - in any organisation, in any sector and any location, we need to be asking and seeking answers to these [...]
It’s not often that a software project management book comes along that is practical, easy to read and stacked full of ready to use process scripts. Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene have done just that with recent book Applied Software Project Management.